Where does “pelkääjänpuoleinen” come from?

pelkääjänpuoleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pelkääjä, from Finnish pelätä, from Finnish peli, from Middle Low German spel, from Old Saxon spil, from Proto-West Germanic spil — dance; game, exercise.

pelkääjänpuoleinen (Finnish): passenger-side

Definitions

  1. passenger-side

Ancestry of “pelkääjänpuoleinen”, step by step

pelkääjänpuoleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pelkääjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelkääjäone who is afraid or scared
2FinnishpelätäTo fear, dread, be afraid of
3Finnishpeligame; match, game; game; tool, means, implement,...
4Middle Low Germanspel—
5Old Saxonspil—
6Proto-West Germanicspildance; game, exercise

via Finnish puoleinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuoleinenbeing on the side of something; related through...
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-West Germanic spil →Every word from Old Saxon spil →Every word from Middle Low German spel →